Author Topic: Favorite Not so well known arcade game (Read 12073 times)

clockwork · « **Reply #40 on:** January 28, 2007, 09:00:18 am »

The Legend of Kage

I'm not sure if this is the same one I'm thinking of. The one I played was on Nintendo, but this one looks quite familiar. I played this game with my brother long ago (one of the few we ever played together), and we beat it same night we rented it. I had forgotten its name and have been hoping to find it again.

Shoegazer · « **Reply #41 on:** January 28, 2007, 10:15:29 am »

Ok, if you haven't heard of these games before, you definitely need to try them out:

Libble Rabble is quite bizarre (harvesting mushrooms?) and really needs two joysticks to play (ala Robotron). The thing I like about it other than being incredibly unique, is that it appears to use a different side of the brain than any other game I know, since it forces you to coordinate both of your hands to lasso the wandering mushrooms. Just a really neat game.

Toy Pop is another great Namco game that uses the same video/sound hardware as Libble Rabble, a lot of fun with some nice surprises and hidden things, and great with 2 players.

Jackal is a bit more well known, but one of my all-time favorite arcade games that I used to play a LOT when I was younger, so I had to mention it.

Plus it's another stellar 2p simultaneous game.

Have fun...

Shoegazer

http://nonmame.retrogames.com

Crowquill · « **Reply #42 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:51:08 pm »

Forgotten Worlds (8-way joy and push-down spinner)

Super Space Invaders 91 (Majestic-12) - SI w/ cool power ups and cattle mutilation bonus rounds.

Pyros (Wardner) - Toaplan platformer. Think Ghosts N Goblins with RPG-ish items and shops.

Dark Seal - Isometric dungeon-crawler. Kind of like a primitive Gauntlet Legends.

Gladiator - Side scrolling / Fighting (circa 1986)

Game Paradise - a shooter that mocks the entire arcade and amusement industry. One of the bosses is a deluxe moving Outrun cab. Another part takes place in a crane machine. Seems to run slower in newer versions of MAME.

javeryh · « **Reply #43 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:20:26 pm »

I always recommend Lady Killer even though it's not kid friendly. The gameplay is unique and highly addictive.

Xam · « **Reply #44 on:** January 28, 2007, 05:39:36 pm »

I like Joe and Mac returns. Kinda like Bubble Bobble...but more fun in my opinion.

Xam

Texasmame · « **Reply #45 on:** January 28, 2007, 10:37:32 pm »

Cliff Hanger
Solar Quest
Armor Attack
Tag-Team Wrestling (Volvo!)

Xam · « **Reply #46 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:36:55 pm »

Quote from: Texasmame on January 28, 2007, 10:37:32 pm

Cliff Hanger
Solar Quest
Armor Attack
Tag-Team Wrestling (Volvo!)

Tag Team...I used to love that game! I got pretty good at it too! Played it on MAME and the kids looked at me like "Are you serious Dad?

!"

They much prefer watching me play Mat Mania.

Xam

johnperkins21 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 29, 2007, 12:05:36 am »

This is awesome! This list helped me find the two games I would have thought to put on the list:

The Legend of Kage
Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Could not remember the names of those games, but I loved them. Most of the other games I really enjoyed were indeed classics as I rarely got the chance to go to the arcade being dirt poor, and by the time I did it was filled with Street Fighter II and such. I'd also add BattleToads to the list, but it's pretty well known.

dirt · « **Reply #48 on:** January 31, 2007, 09:08:52 pm »

two words.... boxy boy

Minwah · « **Reply #49 on:** February 01, 2007, 11:50:30 am »

Quote from: tommyinajar on January 28, 2007, 04:57:30 am

P.S. I'd also mention to all the 'youngsters' it cracks me up when my buddies kids come over. They can memorize all the buttons on a PS2 game and wiz right through it, but can't get past the second level on "Donkey Kong"

Modern gamers are ---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?---! Lives are irrelevant thanks to all the continues, save points etc.

ChadTower · « **Reply #50 on:** February 01, 2007, 12:49:36 pm »

I had some kids over once and we fired up a few MAME games... Donkey Kong, etc. The first two comments were:

"He just got hit with a barrell, why isn't he bleeding?"
"You can't kill anyone? What fun is that?"

ahofle · « **Reply #51 on:** February 01, 2007, 01:32:43 pm »

Texasmame · « **Reply #52 on:** February 01, 2007, 02:42:53 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on February 01, 2007, 12:49:36 pm

I had some kids over once and we fired up a few MAME games... Donkey Kong, etc. The first two comments were:

"He just got hit with a barrell, why isn't he bleeding?"
"You can't kill anyone? What fun is that?"

Yeah, my 11 year old saw me fire up Yars' Revenge on my XBox 2600 emu. She watched it for a second, I told her it was a fly, etc. She kinda rolled her eyes and announced to my wife in the next room, "MOM! DAD'S ACTING OLD AGAIN!"
$:-\$

IAmDan · « **Reply #53 on:** February 01, 2007, 04:23:36 pm »

I'm a big fan of Moonwalker. It doesn't matter how often I play it, its always hilarious.

WaRpEd · « **Reply #54 on:** February 02, 2007, 08:19:33 pm »

Night Stocker by Balley on the old Sente system
Driving and shooting in one game AWESOME!
Although it would have been cheaper to just buy the game.

Cheers

amerish · « **Reply #55 on:** February 02, 2007, 10:34:19 pm »

Omega Race

Kickman

These two games were favorites of mine at the Short Hill Mall arcade in Oakland NJ back in the early 80s.

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #56 on:** February 03, 2007, 01:06:03 am »

Ninja Princess - Unexpected masterpiece w/ long quest, insane challange, incredible level changes later on.

Rally Bike - Hyper fast top view motorcycle game w/ great Gfx, cool secrets, and awesome gameplay.

Speed Coin - Quickly Guide the coins into the Goal without it falling off the platforms to the floor.

Mad Planets - Need analog and spinner. Frantic adrenalin rush

Assault - BEST TANK GAME EVER!!!

(need dual trigger joys. many special moves)

Cosmic Chasm - Excellent Vector shooter

Loco Motion - Great fast paced action based puzzle game

Halleys Comet - Great vertical shooter. Very Hard. Excellent sound FX. Nice powerups.

Off the Wall - (Need spinner) Cool sideview tennis like game.

Rescue - Simular to Robotron but with helicopters + an extra weapon button. Awesome parralax scrolling.

Brute Force - Cool 3 player beat em up. Very unique, fun, and hillariously funny. Very interactive. Cool moves.

Hockeyboy · « **Reply #57 on:** February 04, 2007, 04:58:37 am »

I guess I'm one of the "old farts" too since I'm 41 and can remember when Pong came out. I can remember playing Asteroids and thinking this was the coolest thing ever - so when COLORED games came out...

I just posted games that many others from my generation can't remember, so I figured I could call them 'not-so-well-known' -- of course, coming to a forum like this, there probably aren't many games that fall into this category. One guy at work said, "What did you do in this Paperboy" game anyway? Well, duhhhh.....

Bobbler · « **Reply #58 on:** February 04, 2007, 05:47:06 am »

Midnight Wanderers from Three Wonders - http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=T&game_id=10089

Dervacumen · « **Reply #59 on:** February 04, 2007, 06:00:34 am »

Quote from: Texasmame on February 01, 2007, 02:42:53 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on February 01, 2007, 12:49:36 pm

I had some kids over once and we fired up a few MAME games... Donkey Kong, etc. The first two comments were:

"He just got hit with a barrell, why isn't he bleeding?"
"You can't kill anyone? What fun is that?"

Yeah, my 11 year old saw me fire up Yars' Revenge on my XBox 2600 emu. She watched it for a second, I told her it was a fly, etc. She kinda rolled her eyes and announced to my wife in the next room, "MOM! DAD'S ACTING OLD AGAIN!"
$:-\$

That was my favorite game. They'll never understand.
Welcome to the generation gap. How it ever hit us is a mystery.

ChadTower · « **Reply #60 on:** February 04, 2007, 12:01:13 pm »

Sounded to me like she understood and was just busting his balls.

kelemvor · « **Reply #61 on:** October 26, 2007, 11:46:52 pm »

Quote from: ahofle on January 19, 2007, 03:04:25 pm

Chicken Shift

Sorry to bump an old thread but I just stumbled upon CHICKEN SHIFT. Wow. What a really interesting game. bad graphics, bad sound, silly premise... But very addicting. Got over 50k on my first try and I laughed after every round wondering why I was still playing. he heh.

wp34 · « **Reply #62 on:** October 27, 2007, 12:04:32 am »

I used to love to play Strike Zone.
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9847

I loved the way the batting worked. Can't quite figure out how to replicate the controls in Mame though.

Used to play a lot of the cocktail version of Super Basketball.

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9864

Avrus · « **Reply #63 on:** October 27, 2007, 02:57:17 am »

Wardner.

I loved Wardner.

AgentX · « **Reply #64 on:** October 27, 2007, 03:28:31 am »

Cavelon (simple but cool)
Great Swordsman (great game try it)
Tutankham (hard)
Quiz and Dragons (stupid but great if your trivia knowledge stops in 1992)

vertygo · « **Reply #65 on:** October 27, 2007, 06:31:05 am »

I just re-discovered Empire City 1931 - a cheap mix of first person shooter, scroller, sniper game that really was originally played with a joystick. I used to aim and fire, and my friend would stand by to hit the.. defense ? button (basically a still graphic of someone in a trenchcoat would overlay the screen.. we used to laugh and assume your character just pulled some shmuck off the street to intercept the bullet)

Back when shooting innocents actually mattered in a first person shooter.. heh!

deadpool18 · « **Reply #66 on:** October 27, 2007, 09:11:09 am »

1. Legend of Kage (used to play it at the Deli near my house)
2. Black Widow
3. Pooyan
4. Alien Syndrome
5. Hat Trick (Played this at the same Deli!) **Very Underated Game
6. Cabal
7. Chase HQ (Hard as Hell though...)
8. Super Dodge Ball (Neo Geo)

I love this thread!

Malenko · « **Reply #67 on:** October 27, 2007, 09:13:49 am »

In between plays of double dragon I used to drop ALOT of coinage into BreakThru ,where you controlled a jeep that could jump, and Silk Worm. I hated getting stuck with the jeep on that cause my friends would never help me when they had the helicopter.

Ive actually made it a point to play random games in MAME, thats how I discovered Do Don Pachi, Hot Dog Storm, and quite a few others.

urbecrisch · « **Reply #68 on:** October 27, 2007, 09:50:39 am »

Right now I'm highly addicted to Tutankham! Looks simple but is surprisingly difficult! Everyone definitely has to give it a try!

councilface · « **Reply #69 on:** October 27, 2007, 01:44:10 pm »

viewpoint
sly spy
tondemo crisis
shock troopers
rampart
outfoxies - A CLASSIC!
Kick and Run - probably the greatest football game on an arcade machine
boogie wings
armed police batrider - Or any bullet hell title

genesim · « **Reply #70 on:** October 27, 2007, 04:05:15 pm »

I've been playing alot of Tac Scan. Great vector game and wonderful with a good spinner.

GMZombie · « **Reply #71 on:** October 27, 2007, 09:21:06 pm »

well off the top of my head ones that i got on are Super basektball...lol great premise, burgertime, mini golf, blood bros, and gumshoe

telengard · « **Reply #72 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:16:46 pm »

Reactor
Black Widow
The Pit
Juno First

All rock! (well Reactor literally rocks, hehe)

~telengard

telengard · « **Reply #73 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:18:23 pm »

Quote from: TOK on January 19, 2007, 04:32:03 pm

Quote from: (+_+) on January 19, 2007, 02:38:24 pm
Without a doubt Robotron 2084. I also love Mutant Storm which is a modern day version of Robotron.

If you've never heard of Robotron, I suggest also trying out other lost gems like Asteroids, Pac Man and Space Invaders!

Rescue by Stern, Zing Zing Zip and Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting are two uncommon games that made it to my favorites folder. I'd never played the latter two until finding them in MAME.

Heh, that gave me a good chuckle as I was thinking the same thing. I guess, outside of the hardcore maybe Robotron 2084 isn't that well known. It's *always* a good suggestion though!

~telengard

telengard · « **Reply #74 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:19:38 pm »

Quote from: shardian on January 21, 2007, 03:28:41 pm

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on January 20, 2007, 08:30:00 pm
Quote from: TOK on January 20, 2007, 05:26:39 pm
Perhaps the arcade scene was a little more lively by me, or maybe it's just because I'm old
First someone mentioned Robotron, now these four, all which I'd consider pretty commonly known Golden Age games. Time Pilot was about the only one which was only in one of the four local arcades.

No kidding ... some very well known games being mentionned.

* CheffoJeffo grumbles about the damned kids

Cheers

Sorry Chef, but to us youngsters, anything classic other than Pacman is pretty unknown to us. Our arcades were full of Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter and NeoGeo. We only played Pacman because it happened to be at Pizza Hut, and there was nothing else to play.

However, if I had a choice I would much rather have grown up in the arcades you did.

It will be even worse for the next generation - they will have fond memories of crappy redemption games (can you believe they got rid of skeeball at the local Chucky Cheese's??? ) and $2 a pop bloated gimmick games. I feel REALLY sorry for them.

You sir, give me hope for the younger generations!

~telengard

telengard · « **Reply #75 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:20:36 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on January 22, 2007, 10:33:50 am

Satan's Hollow. Fantastic artwork and probably the coolest looking stick ever (better than Tron).

Oh man, this is one that should be on my list. I loooove this game so much. The red stick is awesome as is the neon tubes on the cabinet.

EDIT: Sorry about the 4 posts, I have no idea how to combine them.

~telengard (loves talking about old favorite games)

ifkz · « **Reply #76 on:** October 27, 2007, 11:20:51 pm »

Space Lords. It was the only arcade game I was ever any good at. I could play for over an hour on a single quarter. I'm sure few survive today due to being parted out... it had dual 25 inch monitors in a huge cabinet. Too bad it still isn't playable in MAME yet...

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #77 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:06:49 am »

Quote from: RayB on January 19, 2007, 11:42:11 am

People always tell me they never heard of Juno First, so... I guess Juno First!

I hadn't until RayB's restoration and it is one of my favourites now !

D4RKSL4Y3R · « **Reply #78 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:16:29 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on January 19, 2007, 09:11:12 am

I have always loved Super Baseball Double Play Home Run Derby by Cinematronics. One of the first games to record player stats locally, I used to play the crap out of it whenever I was visiting relatives in MA. That springloaded joy controller is awesome. I really wish I could find one of those now.

u can get on the xbox live arcade you know for around £4

tommyinajar · « **Reply #79 on:** October 28, 2007, 03:28:08 pm »

Anyone remember Gladiator ? Maybe It was because our bowling alley was cheap only to have that one game, but I still like it. Lot harder than I remember

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7950


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